The Semmering Railroad

The Semmering Railroad, designed and directed by the Venice born  Carlo Ghega, is a UNESCO World Heritage Center (1998) that travels from Gloggnitz to Semmering.   I was constructed between 1848 and 1854.  At the.  time the Semmering was a feat of engineering and the first mountain railway in Europe built on a standard gauge track.  From your seat you see superb Austrian mountains, 16 viaducts and 15 tunnels,  over 100 curved stone and 11 small iron bridges, as well as many mansions.  All this in a journey of just 41 kilometers.

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Now there are electric engines of course, but steam engines then chugged up the hills. While we were waiting for the next train to return to Graz there was this steam engine on display so I sketched it. It is huge! 2-5-2

Steam engine
Steam engine Semmering Railway

 

 

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Outdoors at Small Bar in Semmering
Outdoors at Small Bar in Semmering

 

Klamm-Schottwien at night (photo from google maps)
Klamm-Schottwien at night (photo from google maps)
Castle near Klamm-Schottwien
Castle near Klamm-Schottwien- I managed this shot through the trees

 

 

 

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